The Bug That Tried to Crawl Around the World (Cash Johnny)

Now you've heard of folks with a lot of ambition But I believe just about the biggest case of ambition I ever saw Was in a bug that I saw crawlin' along the beach one day He was a mighty ambitious bug On the beach one early mornin' as a day was newly dawnin' And the sun again was warmin' all the chill thru'out the land I saw me a bug a walkin' and at first I thought he was quakin' Then I found out he was talkin' while he crawled across the sand He was crawlin' mighty straight at a slow but a steady gait And when I asked him to wait he said oh come on crawl with me But I said where you goin' and he said you'll be knowin' For I'm gonna make a showin' and you'll someday see Well I stood there by the ocean I suddenly had the notion That I start this big promotion so this challenge I enfirled said the bug So I gave my wife a hug and I left my confy rug So I could be the only bug that ever crawled around the world Well he seemed mighty small and it was a long way to crawl And I'm sure he couldn't swim at all so I try to discourage my friend I said you know the world is round and there's mighty lotta ground And there some water to be found before you reach your journey's end And he said now don't you fret there's problems to be met But I'll make it you can bet and this deed will bring glory to my name You know they said man would never fly now he's soarin' in the sky Cause he had the will to try so let me win my fame So he crawled on out of sight as he sought that splendoured height Neither lookin' left nor right but slowly marchin' toward his goal And my knowin' he had started on his journey as we parted Kept me from feelin' too down hearted for he was a mighty ambitious soul Well I've looked everywhere I've been and seen a lotta bugs since then But not one quite like my little friend when I think of him I'm filled with pride Did he make it I don't know he was crawlin' mighty slow and he had a long way to go And all I can tell you folks is that he tried he sure was an ambitious bug